Cigarette dispenser



y 1933. c. E. WESTER CIGARETTE DISPENSER Filed March 3, 1951 'rettes or thelike.

V v Other objects anda dvant'alges of the in:

Patented July 4, .1933 i" QCI'GARETTE nrsr ENsEaY 'Atplicationa'iiledl March 3,1931. "'s'eri n'di 519,910.

This invention, relates to dispensing do: w

' :vices and pertains particularly toa device for dispensing cylindrical 1 The primary objectot the=present invention isto providea novel cigarettecabinet which will'dispense individual cigarettes into 'fareceiver forming a part thereof}; 7

-Another object of the invention is toprovide a' cigarette dispenser iniwhich the stor- I age or magazine: sectionthereof must be oscillated in order to uncover the outlet thereof t from which a cigarette In'y' passby' gravity into a receiver;

Still another object of-the' in enti n-15x0 provide a "cigarette dispenser which is-Yde-,

isigned primarily as anovelty'ffor usein the} home, although it is not to be confined to such 4 use, which is of a neat and attractiveappe'arance-and calculated to provide anarticlelof f ornamentation .as 'well'as of utility.

Still another objectfof the" inventionis provide a cigarette dispensing devicehavk 'ing'an oscillatable magazine which ismoved 7 w'lthrelation to a fixed closure member for 5 in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part off-the present invention with the understanding, however, thatthe.

invention is not confined to any strictconformitywith the showing of the drawing but 0 may be changed orf'modifiedso longfas-j'such -which1mve spaced innerfedgesfrorn which v there proj ect the right angularly directed hinge ears 1'3. :fTheseears '13pare pivotally 'mountedupon the pin-8, like 'the'ears 7'wh'ich V "changes or modifications mark no i'inaterial departure fro m the salient features of the in appended claims,

' venti'on as expressed Tin In the drawing Figure w rheligaiae dispensing,

device embodyingthe present invention and a loadingclipfjnposition'in the top' thereo'f,

showing the manner in whichthe device, is

charged with the cigarettes;

Figure 2 1s a central longitudinal sectional,

articles such as cigaview through the di spenser' showing in dotted lines the positionassumed by thebody I 1 1 thereof. in the discharge of a cigarette? "Figure3 isa viewlinrearelevationof the device; 1 v i a Figure 4 is'a' sectional View taken onthe line 4+4 of Figure 2. i 7

Referring more particularly to "the drawing'wherein like numerals. of referenceindihate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numerallindicateS-the base of the cigarette dispenser, upon' the center of which is mounted a triangular supporting body Q Whichhas 'the'horizon'tally disposed base tace 3, the vertical right angul'arly disposed rear face at and the forwardlyand, "downwardlyinclined top face 5 uponwhich the cigarette receptacle or magazineofthe present device normally rests.

"The cigarettes are contained in theflaticas- 6 "ing ;or magazine receptacle 6. This receptacle may be ofthe square design shown, or a it maybe'inthe form of an elongatedfrec' tangle ifdesired. From the under face of the receptacle there extends a pair of spaced ears 7 between which is located the supporting base 2 and to which the ears are connected hy'the pivot pin 8, which extends transversely through the base; as;sho wnin Figures 2 and 5 3L This'pin 8 is, as shown, located adjacent 0 .Q

the top portionofthe rear of the base so that they receptacle maybe oscillated over the top *ofthe. rear face thereof, asillu'strated in Figv 'The upper and lower ends of the'receptacle 35.

G are open as indicated at Q andlO, 'res'pec-.v tivel'y, and the upper end is' normally covered or closed by" the lidll; lid has formed integral therewith, at'one' flongitu'dinal edge,

the right' angularly extending wings "121)0 support the-"cigarette receptacle.

TheLears l3 extend forwardly of the wings- 12- to'which they are attached and the upper edges'l lthereof form anacuteiangle with the a these edges 14 swing upwardly into contact with the under side of the receptacle and thus limit the swinging movement of the lid.

The opposite longitudinal edge of the lid from the edge to which the wings 12 are attached has formed intermediate its ends the catch 15 which springs over the forwardly pressed portion 16 of the top edge of the forward face of the receptacle, as shown in Figure 2, to hold the lid in closed position.

Secured to the rear face 1 of the base 2 is a movement limiting'plate 17 for the receptacle 6. 'As shown, this plate has a longitudinal slot 18 therein through which there extends into the base the screw .19. By loosening this screw the stop plate 17 may be raised or lowered so that the top end, which projects above the top of the base2 will be engaged by the receptacle when the same is oscillated, and will thus act to limit theoscillatory movement thereof. a

At the forward end of the receptacle 6 there is positioned a fixed cover plate 20 which is disposed at the proper angle to lie across the open endlO of the receptacle when the same is at rest upon the base 2. This plate 20 may be secured in any suitable manner, as for example, it may have formed integral 'withthe lower edge thereof the plate 21 which may be secured to the base 1 between the same and the body 2.

The upper edge ofthe cover plate 20 has formed integraltherewith a pair or more of relatively broad forwardly and upwardly curving arms 22 onto which a cigarette may .roll when the receptacle is oscillated to raise theopen lower end 10 thereof above the cover plate 20, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2. a r From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that by placing the fingers against the face of the receptacle 6 adjacent the upper end thereof and pressing downwardly thereon, the lower end will be raised throughthe oscillation of the receptacle on the pivot ears 7, until stopped by the plate 17. If the plate 17 is properly set it will stop the oscillation of the receptacle justas the forward end thereof becomes completely In charging the receptacle 6 there is provided a carton which is indicated generally by'the numeral 23, in which'the' cigarettes may be packed by the manufacturer. The lower end of this carton is open and the forward face thereof is also open, as shown, so

that by inserting the carton into the upper end of the receptacle and placing one finger into the open face thereof while pulling the carton out of the receptacle, the cigarettes therein may be effectively transferred to tl e receptacle. This carton forms the subject- 1,9,1c,45s V mit a cigarette to roll therefrom by gravity,

pivotal supporting means beneath the receptacle adjacent the upper edge thereof, a plate closure member fixedly arranged to cover the open lower end of the receptacle when the same is in normally inclined position, and means adapted to be secured in an adjusted position beneath the receptacle adjacent the upper edge thereof, for regulating the degree of oscillation thereof.

2. A cigarette dispensingdevice comprising a flat rectangular receptacle, a substantially triangular supporting base for the receptacle having an inclined surface upon which the receptacle rests, ear members secured to the under side of the receptacle and having said base disposed therebetween, pivot means carried by the base for engagement by said ears, a lid covering the upper edge of the receptacle. and having a pair of right angularly disposed wings extending beneaththe receptacle, said wings being in spaced 9 relation and having the opposed edges thereof provided with right angularly. extending ears havingsaid base disposed therebetween, said pivot means beingengaged by said last ears, said wing carried ears being extended i 9 beneath the receptacle to form stops adapted to engage the receptacle to limit. the moVe-' ment' of the lid, and means for uncovering the other edge of the receptacle and for .re- I ceiving a cigarette therefrom when there-" ceptacle is oscillated. 7 i

3. A cigarette dispensing device comprising a flat rectangular receptacle, a substantially triangular supporting base therefor having an inclined surface upon which the receptacle rests, pivot ears projecting from the under face of the receptacle andhaving said base disposed therebetween, means for pivotally securing the ears to the base, said receptacle having the upper and lower edges, open, a cover removably positioned over the open upper edge of the receptacle, a fixed closure secured at an inclination across the open lower edge ofthe receptacle, the receptacle being osci-llatable away from the 1720 signature. n CHARLES E. -'WES'IER.- 

